CU Boulder sports betting deal goes against long-held NCAA stance

Heather Lyke, director of athletics at the University of Pittsburgh, didn't mince words when she testified in the U.S. Senate over the summer about the dangers of sports betting, especially gambling on the outcome of intercollegiate athletic competitions. Lyke said the legalization of betting on college sports “will have a corrosive and detrimental impact” on athletes and students in general, and she noted that gambling can negatively impact the mental well-being of young adults,...